Cyber crime
DC Edit | India must up its ante on digital security
India, the world's now most populous country has a huge allied risk and threat — cybercrime.
11 per cent jump in cyber crime in 2020, NCRB data in Home Panel report
A total of 50,035 cases in 2020 were registered under cyber crimes, an increase than in 2019 (44,735 cases)
Delhi Police asks Twitter for details of user who first posted 'Bulli Bai' content
Police has has also sought information from GitHub platform about the 'Bulli Bai' app developer
AA Edit | Bihar cops’ shameful edict
It looks like the police have a weird idea about the rights of the common people and those in the executive branch of the government
If you're a small business, your email is most vulnerable to cyber crime, says police official
Ransomware attacks are also rising but one can protect oneself using backup clouds and locking systems, such as multiple levels of security.
Google detects coronavirus-themed phishing attacks by firms in India posing as WHO, banks
The sites typically feature fake login pages that prompt potential victims to give up their Google account credentials and phone numbers
Links telling you to check if you’re COVID infected could be an online scam, don't click on them
Online fraudsters trying to impersonate the Aarogya Setu app as well as video-conferencing apps such as Zoom, Teams and Meet to collect data
Bois Locker Room: Delhi teens' chat on gangraping girls leaked, culprits identified
Following the public outrage, the Delhi Police Cyber Cell swung into action on Tuesday.
Rise in ‘Sextortion’ as people visiting porn sites are blackmailed for bitcoin payments, police says
Cyber criminals email users and threaten to release videos of them watching porn if they fail to pay up
Kaspersky forecasts cyberthreats to financial institutions in 2020
Another ransomware attack vector against small and medium financial institutions will be a "pay-per-install" scheme.